[health] Whoo, lab results

[cupcake_goth]

Right before New Year's Eve, I went to my doctor and had something like 5 or 6 tubes of blood drawn for the latest round of testing to see where I'm at with the Lyme, the CFS, the Bartonella, and all the other things I'm fighting with.

According to the email I just received from Dr. Bobbi, my liver enzymes are fine (we have to check 'em because of the ridiculous antibiotics I'm on), my CD57 numbers have gone up from 26 to 39 (tho' the benchmark for no Lyme activity is 125, and normal is 200), and the test for Bartonella came back all clear!

::throws confetti, slumps back on the couch::

We're still waiting on some other tests, and I am still doing 6 weeks of gluten-free diet (1 week down, 5 to go), but I'm slowly getting better. Which is nice to hear.

Comments

[cofax7]

YAY!

[debetesse]

"Better" is good. I like "better". Keep it up, with the "better".

[ladymoira.livejournal.com]

That is good news. This Sunday I start my elimination diet. Whee!

[cherry-faery.livejournal.com]

Hooray! 2012 is already giving you a healthier start! Here's to further recovery! :D

[bork.livejournal.com]

Yes! Ysy! Congrats! You are on the healing upswing!

[-dante-sparda-.livejournal.com]

I have systemic lupus, so I hear you about the Lyme thing being all kinds of fucky. Yay for health on the upswing!

[blackrosemortal.livejournal.com]

That is good news. Good luck with gluten free

[fiorituranotte.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm glad to hear you are on the road to recovery. I hope you get some more energy back soon.

[jenlp.livejournal.com]

Getting better is good to hear.

[stephl.livejournal.com]

That is great! One thing about starting a GF diet -- the first week or two, you can really feel like you're going through withdrawal (yes, like a junkie -- a WHEAT junkie), and it's honestly, physically true. There is something in wheat gluten that *does* bind to opioid receptors, so when you stop eating it, those receptors get pissed. It passes, though. But I thought I would mention it in case you're feeling new crappy symptoms after starting the GF diet. It helped me to know what was going on in my body, and that the junkie withdrawal would be done soon.

[lilibat.livejournal.com]

I believe that can be countered with bacon.

[stephl.livejournal.com]

Bacon! Is there nothing it can't do? Truly, it is a wonder food.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Ah-ha! That does explain some symptoms I've been having.

::sulks:: This would all be so much better if I could have laudanum, I bet.

[ms-tate.livejournal.com]

Wonderful news, indeed! Hoping for continued healing.

Wish I had some miracle offering for dealing with CFS/CFIDS. I still struggle with living with it every day.

[princesadeplata.livejournal.com]

Congrats! Good to hear you're recovering. Go 2012, go! :)

[dark-phoenix54.livejournal.com]

Good to hear! It may be slow, but you're coming back!

[lanenkylar.livejournal.com]

I am super happy for you that your lab results show improvement! I remember how excited I was when I graduated to seeing the rhuemotologist every 6 months (instead of 4).

Yay better!

[quasievil-bunny.livejournal.com]

Glad you are doing better!

Recovery

[meaghen-s.livejournal.com]

I am so glad to hear you are recovering. 2012 seems to be heading in the right direction for you.